White Cannibal Queen (1980)
"Mondo cannibale" (original title)

A man who lost an arm and his family to a tribe of cannibals returns ten years later to bring back his teenager daughter, only to find that she grew up into a beautiful blonde woman who became the cannibals' queen.

Directors:

Jesús Franco, Franco Prosperi

Writers:

Jesús Franco, Jesús Franco,

Stars:

Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani, Jérôme Foulon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Al Cliver	...	Jeremy Taylor
Sabrina Siani	...	Lana
Jérôme Foulon	...	Safari member (as Yerome Foulon)
Lina Romay	...	Ana (as Candy Coster)
Shirley Knight	...	Barbara Shelton
Anouchka	...	Lana as a child (as Anouska)
Antonio Mayans	...	Yakaké (as Antony Mayans)
Olivier Mathot	...	Charles Fenton (as Oliver Mathot)

Storyline

Doctor Taylor, his wife Elizabeth and their teenage daughter Lana go to an isolated hospital in the Brazilean jungle, close to the Amazon river; they are attacked by savages and he sees them kill and eat his wife, and abduct the girl. Taylor manages to get back to civilization, but he needs psychiatric help; only Doctor Ana believes his story about cannibals, and takes the risk of going with him and a few rich people who can pay for a safari in the remote jungle. The cannibals decimate a number of the safari members in a succession of attacks, and only Taylor, the sexy lady doctor, and a photograph, rich the cannibal tribe - only to discover that she is now the wife of the tribe leader, and considered a goddess. The tribe has adopted her as a white goddess.

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Plot Keywords:

cannibal | tribe | daughter | goddess | jungle | 

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Taglines:

Where the natives are pleased to MEAT you!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Spain Italy France

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

15 September 1980 (Italy)

Also Known As:

White Cannibal Queen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurociné, Eurofilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jesús Franco:  Mr. Martin

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)

User Reviews

Jess Franco chomps on the cannibal genre

Prof. Taylor (Al Cliver) and his family are attacked on their boat by a group of cannibals. Taylor is taken back to the village and barely survives, losing his young daughter and left arm (!) in the process. He spends the next decade or so manic and recovering in New York City with the help of his nurse Ana (Lina Romay). When he finally comes to his senses, Taylor - with aid from his rich benefactors - mounts another journey into the jungle to rescue his daughter. Problem is that she is now married to the head of the tribe and, most likely, hates her one- armed daddy.

Always down for a little exploitation, director Jess Franco got his cannibal groove on in the late 70s/early 80s and shot this one in the south of Spain. The cannibals are laughable (one is spotted wearing a wedding band) and look like they were grabbed in a Lowes parking lot (not far off actually as Franco says they hired gypsies). Plus, they wear goofy make up that makes them look like they are members of the baseball gang in THE WARRIORS. Sabrina Siani, memorably nude in Fulci's CONQUEST, shows where she got her start as the grown up daughter-turned- cannibal-queen. Franco calls her the "most stupid" person he has ever worked with in the Blue Underground disc's documentary. He then stops himself short and says that he has worked with many dumb leading ladies and that she is up there in the top. He also has kind words for Cliver, saying he was professional and sober which "for a Latin person is a miracle." While the film isn't even close to the genre's best offerings, it moves along fast enough, features some skin and delivers some gory goods (yeah, I'm easy to please tonight). One thing is for sure though, you will be singing the "Oh, oh, oooooooh" cannibal theme over and over by the time the film is done.